dickcissel in British English
(ˌdɪkˈsɪsəl)
noun
a small North American bird, Spiza americana, the male of which has a yellow breast, a black patch on its throat, and a mainly grey head
dickcissel in American English
(dɪkˈsɪsəl)
US
noun
a bunting (Spiza americana) with a black throat and yellow breast, living in prairie regions of Canada and the U.S. and migrating to N South America
Word origin
echoic of its cryImage ofdickcissel
© Paul Reeves Photography, shutterstock
- to drag sb out of a car/upstairs
- to drag sth out of sb
- to drag your feet or heels
- to drag your feet to drag your heels
- to draw a blank
- to draw a comparison/distinction (between two things)
- to draw a conclusion (from sth)
- to draw an analogy between
- to draw a veil over something
- to draw breath
- to-draw-breath
- to draw level/alongside
- to draw level with
- to draw lots
- to draw near
- to draw near/close/away
- to draw near or close
- to draw or make a distinction (between two things)
- to draw (out) money from a bank/an account
- to draw parallels between/with
- to draw (sb's) attention (to sth)
- to draw sb's attention to sth
- to draw someone's fire
- to draw sth/sb somewhere
- to draw the curtains